skiboarding is 'way more fun' than skiing..

man skiboards.com really flaunts their sport.. its kind of pathetic how they 'predict' that in the next 5 years 30% of snowriders will switch to some variation of skiboarding, and how they can state that skiboarding is 'way more fun' than traditional skiing. like its alright for them to go and form a community and shit, all the power to them but to go cut down skiing and boarding and saying how 'difficult' and 'unexhillarating' they both are compared to ski boarding.. the authors of that site have alot of nerve.
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Dg, Member of the NS Army

'I hit a kid with my car over xmas break, put him in the hospital on a ventilator for two days serves him right' dspin7x
'Over christmas break, i got hit by a car, and had to go on a ventalator in the hospital for like 2 days.' markd13

I don't deny there are bad things in the US right now, hell, 51% of the country to be exact. But god damnit, our country being fat is NOT a problem. I do't give a shit how fat people are. hell, fat kids are harder to kidnap, that means our country is safer.

I tried skiboards a few years ago, and I was hooked, I had skied for several years, but tried these and they were amazing. The next season I bought a pair of real skis, and guess what? i was again hooked to skiing. Would you like to know why? I actually had control (how many little 10 year olds crash and hit people on the mountain daily (I'm and instructor, so I've seen quite a few), I tried skiing powder on skiboards, and guess what, i couldn't. Might be a reason why the world's best skiers use long fat skis, not skiboards. And because I had learned how to ski i didnt need to worry about catching edges or crossing tips, because I had spent a long time learning how to ski. Why would you want instant gratification in a sport? Maybe because you're too lazy to try. As an instructor, those are the only people I've seen on skiboards, the lazy ones. Why would you get rid of poles, they exist for a reason, maybe if you knew how to ski, you'd know that, I know 12 year olds who can properly pole plant, and know why they plant. You can get in shape and ski and have just as much fun. Skiing gets better and better everytime you go, quit making null points. Sure the whole family can get better together, but in the end they have nowhere as much talent or skills as a family who learns to ski together, A whole family can ski or ride together at a high level if they want to. Skis can go anywhere a ski can (another null point), and highly horrible for backcountry, once again, why do you think skiers like Hugo Harrison or Seth Morrison use skis. Those guys repel into their lines quite often, theres a reason the use skis, cause skiing chutes with skiboards will kill you. Skiboarders are not popular, they are the scourge of parks, pipes, trails, and rails everywhere. I hate skiboarding and I hope this sport dies soon. If skiboards are so great why would proskiers Eric Pollard, Dash Longe, Mike Nick, and many dozens of pro skiboarders turn to skis? maybe because skis are inadequate?
Former snowlerblader turned straight,
Joe Diener

those are ski boards? thought those were snow blades or whatever, i revoke my statement, i thought skiboards were those skis that were like fused together and you feet were stuck right next to eachother. No those guys have no right to say anything, sorry for the misunderstanding

I don't need no arms around me I don't need no drugs to calm me I have seen the writing on the wall

Hi Joseph,
I like your clarity and position. As a long time skier (30+ years) and even longer term skater with numerous national championships in figure skating, I found skiboards to be the perfect cross over from skating. I have not skied for 8 years to this date and won't go back. I am glad you found your sport, while those who feel like myself have found theirs. I am not personally interested in comparison - who is better, who is faster, what other people are doing or riding, but rather self expression on the slopes and enjoying my life to the maximum and I ride what I choose to ride. Most of our customers feel the same way.

Thank you for taking the time to express your honest opinion. Have a great rest of the season.

I don't deny there are bad things in the US right now, hell, 51% of the country to be exact. But god damnit, our country being fat is NOT a problem. I do't give a shit how fat people are. hell, fat kids are harder to kidnap, that means our country is safer.

Have a blast from the very first day! Skiboards transcend the usual learning curve because they are short - dancers, skaters, skiers, snowboarders, water skiers, and even walkers, anyone can usually learn in a just a few runs (however for those who have never been on the slopes or lifts, lessons are recommended). These feel totally natural, your body already knows how to stand on them. And at the same time, you can go as extreme as you care to, do more tricks, blast through knee-deep powder and basically do more than you ever imagined in less time than on any other snowriding equipment.

Less expensive! Spend your money on travel and lift tickets, not equipment, travel gear and lessons. Skiboards range from about $99 for entry level to about $380 for the top end which includes bindings and leashes.

Easier to use! Skiboards being shorter means less chance of crossing or catching tips like with skis and the exceptional manueverability makes it much easier to stay upright. Skiboards are very easy to control, to stop & turn on than skis and snowboards.

Get rid of the conventional! You know, lessons, poles, traveling with all that equipment. Skiboards are so new that most stores don't even know what you are talking about, but the sport is sweeping the slopes as more people say no to the traditional ways of snowriding. Fun is what it is all about, not rules. Break out of the old ways and treat yourself to the experience of freedom that only skiboards can provide.

Express your creativity! Like feeling totally free? Just think, no more fighting the equipment! This is a totally new sport, open to interpretation and creativity. Do you enjoy Big Air and styling on tricks no one has ever seen before? Skiboards Rule! Ever thought of dancing on the snow? Yes, with skiboards you can actually snowdance alone or with someone else - backwards, forwards, turning, disco (!), anything goes. Yes, imagine - anything goes!

Stay in great shape! Skiboarding is the perfect exercise because it is not only an excellent way to stay in shape, but you are usually having so much fun that you don't even notice!

It just gets better and better! Look forward to going again. Each time you go, it's better than the last time. Imagine being outdoors, on soft white stuff, just blazing down the mountain in total control, doing whatever you want to without the hindrance of the equipment. Most people we know who have been introduced to the sport have gotten their season passes for the next season because they have become totally addicted. Eight out of ten people who try skiboards are converts.

Skiboarding is a sport that you can truly enjoy with friends and family. The great thing about skiboards is that everyone gets good quick so you can all cruise together, doesn't matter about skill levels as with skis or snowboards. You can all go anywhere on the mountain and have real fun together. Skiboarders - imagine not having to wait for your friends on snowboards or skis anymore! Get them on skiboards and you can hang together.

'I hit a kid with my car over xmas break, put him in the hospital on a ventilator for two days serves him right' dspin7x
'Over christmas break, i got hit by a car, and had to go on a ventalator in the hospital for like 2 days.' markd13

This is why the 'skiboards.com university' thinks you should make the switch..

'Experienced skiers and snowboarders are making the switch - blasting through the limitations of their old equipment on a snowriding tool with a learning curve of almost zero. Skiboarding provides an extreme level of manuverability and control that makes the whole mountain your playground, and challenges you to invent new ways to ride it. Why skiboards? Why ride anything else!'

Limitations? There are more limitations in skiboarding due to the lack of running surface and stability, how could you 'blast' through them by aquiring skiboards? And thanks, but i already make the mountain my 'playground' on my real big boy skis. What pro skiers and boarders are making 'the switch'? id like them to name a few.. seriously i dont care if people want to do that ive got nothing against skiboarding but that site is just killing them in the minds of others, and they expect to progress after saying things like that? they are basically causing people to hold grudges against them, and its too bad for their sport..
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Dg, Member of the NS Army

'I hit a kid with my car over xmas break, put him in the hospital on a ventilator for two days serves him right' dspin7x
'Over christmas break, i got hit by a car, and had to go on a ventalator in the hospital for like 2 days.' markd13

aggro-sk8- you just made yourself look like an asshole. why would you send a letter bashing skiboarders to a completely unoffending site like that? i hate retarded snowbladers who cut you off and whatnot, and i dont know why anyone would skiboard instead of ski, but to each his own, and theres no reason to pick a fight with a site like that.
and he made you look retarded with his genuinely friendly and unoffended letter back.
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oh yeah? well me and my friends have been bathing off the southern coast of st. bards, chilling with spider monkeys. tripping on acid gave us a whole new perspective on shit.

blast through knee deep powder? who do they think they are kidding: i tore aligament in my knee because of the frickin binding when my blade when under the powder, no flotation whatsoever... its true that bladers have no need to learn really how to ski properly, it comes naturally andit is fun, but fall once on those things and you will die...

'I think you did this on accident -- 'Eric Pollard, Dash Longe, Mike Nick, and many dozens of pro -skiboarders- turn to -skis'

I don't think he did, all these guys were pro skiboarders in the late 90s (Mike Nick won 3 medals at winter x-games) as were many more, such as Iannick B and Mike Wilson. These guys were the best at what they did but soon realised the limitations of skiboards and switched to skis.

^no thats a fact, what i did accidentally say was that 'maybe because skis are inadequate' i should have put skiboards are inadequate-Joe_______________________________________ Official NS marketing consultant

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'I hit a kid with my car over xmas break, put him in the hospital on a ventilator for two days serves him right' dspin7x
'Over christmas break, i got hit by a car, and had to go on a ventalator in the hospital for like 2 days.' markd13